Girls in the Last Seat Waving

"Her language is uncommonly controlled but stamped with a recognizable rhythmic sense. . . McCarthy is an observer, and the poems are the result of reflection based on an open eye and heart."
-Bruce Whiteman, Event

About the author

Maureen McCarthy is a writer, mother and nurse who lives in New Westminster. She is the author of She Reminds Me of Vermeer, Girls in the Last Seat Waving and Lonely in a Cool, Sweet Way.

Summary

One of Canadian poetry's best-kept secrets is Maureen McCarthy, whose first book She Reminds Me of Vermeer drew accolades across the country. Nine years later, her second collection drew even higher praises.

"I have the sense of seeing things with her eyes and mind, of actually being in her situation, and it's this intimacy that gives her poems power."
-Al Purdy

Product details

• Authors: Maureen McCarthy
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781550170009
• ISBN: 978-1-55017-000-9
• No. of pages: 61
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 215 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 109 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama